VIA Technologies Inc., a global manufacturer of power-efficient processor platforms, has recently announced the release of its peculiar motherboard, codenamed VAB-800. The major peculiarity of these motherboards is that they will be delivered in two variants: with chips of VIA personal production, WonderMedia (800 MHz), and with Freescale ARM Cortex-A8 1 GHz chips. The volume capacities of DDR3 memory in either variant will equal to 1 GB. VAB-800 is developed in piro-ITX form-factor but is also compatible with blocks of ATX form-factor.



Motherboard VAB-800 accommodates flash-memory of eMMC type with the integrated SATA 3 Gbit/sec sockets. The total volume capacity of flash-memory equals to 64 GB. This model can boast a large number of internal sockets, including a couple of RS-232, two LVDS (to enable the connection with the up-to-date monitors), SATA, JTAG, SDIO, RTC, and a slot for the activation of the external power supply.


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Contemporary network storage units have already undergone the evolution era, and nowadays new emerging models do not differ so much from their predecessors. This basically touches upon external integration and major functional. Still, hardware and software layout is constantly changing, offering more advanced, more efficient, and more comprehensive facilities. QNAP has recently launched a series of four-disk stations, with TS-469 Pro model leading the series.



Design and Integration


NAS QNAP TS-469 Pro is based on a steel frame. The casing is made of dark aluminum, while the frontal panel is made of black plastic. The larger part of this panel features a bay for the HDD installation; HDD bay consists of metallic frames and external plastic straps. Right above the bay there is a block of two-array indicators, two control panels and eight LED lights signifying the work of each hard drive, general device status, network connection, USB connection, and eSATA connection.

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It’s here!

Finally! Among the huge variety of cases the Corsair Obsidian has introduced the model 500D, made in the form factor of Mid-Tower. The novelty is remarkable for its strict and simple design, it is made mainly of steel and aluminum, and the side faces are covered with panels of tempered glass.

The new model is one of the most expensive of the Corsair cases.

 

Main Points

Case Type - Mid-Tower

Material - Steel, aluminum, and glass

Weight - N/A

Slots - 7+2

Drive Bays - 2x Internal 2.5/3.5"

3x Internal 2.5"

Motherboard Form Factors - Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX

Dimensions - 500 x 237 x 507 mm

Front Door/Cover - N/A

Front Fans - 120/140 mm x 3 (1x 120 mm pre-installed)

Rear Fans - 120 mm x 1 (pre-installed)

Top Fans - 120/140 mm x 2

Bottom Fans - N/A

Side Fans - N/A

I/O - 2x USB 3.0

1x USB 3.1 Type-C

1x Headphone

1x Microphone

Fan/LED Controller - N/A

Compatibility - CPU cooler: 170 mm

GPU - 370 mm
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